Kimbra herself said in an interview that the song is sarcastic. She kinda ridicules the idea of marrying so young and having children. To her that would be like the equivalent of throwing her freedom away. She sounds pretty bitter if you ask me...
I wake in he middle of the night with the beat in my head boom ba boom boom.
I felt from watching the videoclip it could mean the expectations of one's childhood/society ie. happily married with children does not become everyone's destiny. I love the way Kimbra is dressed she looks like a doll. When the dolls are burning the girls dancing they are so innocent and I wonder what women would have thought of this imagery a few decades ago. I dont think Kimbra is bitter she is just a powerful woman finding her own way in the world....
I wake in he middle of the night with the beat in my head boom ba boom boom.
I felt from watching the videoclip it could mean the expectations of one's childhood/society ie. happily married with children does not become everyone's destiny. I love the way Kimbra is dressed she looks like a doll. When the dolls are burning the girls dancing they are so innocent and I wonder what women would have thought of this imagery a few decades ago. I dont think Kimbra is bitter she is just a powerful woman finding her own way in the world.
I agree. There are women whose main goal isn't to get married/settle down as soon as possible. Being independent isn't the same as being bitter.
I agree. There are women whose main goal isn't to get married/settle down as soon as possible. Being independent isn't the same as being bitter.
The song, and video especially, portray the idealized vision of "settling down" that young girls have and how, that desire to settle down with someone...regardless of if they're the one for you or not...isn't the pretty picture they envision.
The song, and video especially, portray the idealized vision of "settling down" that young girls have and how, that desire to settle down with someone...regardless of if they're the one for you or not...isn't the pretty picture they envision.
Kimbra herself said in an interview that the song is sarcastic. She kinda ridicules the idea of marrying so young and having children. To her that would be like the equivalent of throwing her freedom away. She sounds pretty bitter if you ask me...
I wake in he middle of the night with the beat in my head boom ba boom boom. I felt from watching the videoclip it could mean the expectations of one's childhood/society ie. happily married with children does not become everyone's destiny. I love the way Kimbra is dressed she looks like a doll. When the dolls are burning the girls dancing they are so innocent and I wonder what women would have thought of this imagery a few decades ago. I dont think Kimbra is bitter she is just a powerful woman finding her own way in the world....
I wake in he middle of the night with the beat in my head boom ba boom boom. I felt from watching the videoclip it could mean the expectations of one's childhood/society ie. happily married with children does not become everyone's destiny. I love the way Kimbra is dressed she looks like a doll. When the dolls are burning the girls dancing they are so innocent and I wonder what women would have thought of this imagery a few decades ago. I dont think Kimbra is bitter she is just a powerful woman finding her own way in the world.
Being sarcastic and being bitter are two different things, hun.
Being sarcastic and being bitter are two different things, hun.
I agree. There are women whose main goal isn't to get married/settle down as soon as possible. Being independent isn't the same as being bitter.
I agree. There are women whose main goal isn't to get married/settle down as soon as possible. Being independent isn't the same as being bitter.
The song, and video especially, portray the idealized vision of "settling down" that young girls have and how, that desire to settle down with someone...regardless of if they're the one for you or not...isn't the pretty picture they envision.
The song, and video especially, portray the idealized vision of "settling down" that young girls have and how, that desire to settle down with someone...regardless of if they're the one for you or not...isn't the pretty picture they envision.